Scrapbooking Slaying

FOR A BREEZY, EASY, FUN, AND SQUEAKY-CLEAN READ, THERE'S JUST NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A MISSY DEMEANOR COZY MYSTERY!

Readers will fall in love with the sweet-natured Missy - and why not? She's every young woman. Or perhaps we should say every single young woman.

Brianna Bates' Missy struggles with all the romantic issues of an American Bridget Jones, including how to handle more than one man in her life. Not to mention the same weight insecurity. But that's about all she's insecure about - Missy's independent, doesn't need a man to be happy, and supports herself working more than one job. Plus, she's got a beautiful dog, half a dozen hobbies, and dozens of friends she grew up with, one in particular - her best friend, Noreen.

But right now she's wondering if Noreen's beginning to favor another friend, someone Missy just can't work up any affection for. She could brood about that, but when she goes to a scrapbooking session at a local school, she doesn't even get in the door before someone gets murdered.Missy has murder karma, no question!

And after three successful outings, she's now proved herself as an amateur detective extraordinaire. The police know they need her help, and there's a new cop in town - a hot one. But then, her high school sweetheart's back too. What's a female sleuth to do? (Watching Missy solve that one's half the fun.)

Since Missy works in a bookstore, fans of Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series will think they've come home again. Animal lovers will fall for her dog Cody, and fans of women sleuths, especially light, delicious cozies you can read fast, with no cliffhangers, on-the-page violence (though there may be bodies!), or graphic scenes will eat this up. If you like Gina LaManna, Jana DeLeon, Mary Daheim, and Leighann Dobbs, give Missy a try!


Genre: Cozy Mystery